retaliate, v.
(retaliated, retaliates, retaliating)
freq. cnt. 2
(retaliated, retaliates, retaliating)
freq. cnt. 2
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
retaliate strike back
sample sentences
"The Empire strikes back""The Giants struck back and won the opener"
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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hypernym
take revenge for a perceived wrong
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
avenge retaliate revenge
sample sentences
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers
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